Workshop and Reading of Floe Edge by Ensemble Paramirabo
Mar
16
12:30 PM12:30
World Premiere

Workshop and Reading of Floe Edge by Ensemble Paramirabo

Ensemble Paramirabo is a group of six versatile, innovative and independent musicians who strive to bring new life to the performance of art music. Ensemble Paramirabo presents creative programming that embraces collaborations with other artists and stretches the boundaries of the traditional concert experience. According to Bachtrack, Ensemble Paramirabo demonstrates ‘total fearlessness’ and is ‘a rare gem in the city – born solely of creative inspiration, and their evolution as an up-and-coming musical force is not to be missed.’ The ensemble’s mandate is to act as an advocate for emerging composers by reserving the lion’s share of their programming to new works.

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feral / fluid at Le Vivier InterUniversité Concert
Mar
8
8:00 PM20:00
World Premiere

feral / fluid at Le Vivier InterUniversité Concert

Montréal’s up-and-coming artists will send a buzz through the Gesù during their 4th annual Vivier InterUniversité (ViU) concert. Come and hear works composed and interpreted with rigour and panache by students from the Université de Montréal, McGill University, Concordia University and the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal — all brought together for one evening. Enjoy the sweet creative madness of youth in a concert that will transport you to unknown frontiers. More info

Presale: $18.00

At the door: $35.00

Reduced rate at the door (student, senior and Le Vivier member): $25.00

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Alarm Will Sound performs Hexactinellida
Feb
1
7:30 PM19:30
Performance

Alarm Will Sound performs Hexactinellida

  • E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Music Center (map)
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DESCANSOS 

Alarm Will Sound returns to the 560 Music Center on February 1st with world premieres of music by A. Pyper and Lucrecia Dalt as well as Hexactinellida by Chelsea Komschlies. A. Pyper joins Alarm Will Sound as singer and violinist for the world premiere of her new work, Descansos. Descansos are roadside memorials that mark where a loved one has died. Pyper’s work reflects on the composer’s own life experience growing up as a gay woman in a Mormon family, and trying to mark and move on from those spots in life where loss and trauma have occurred. They are one of the first recipients of support from Alarm Will Sound’s Matt Marks Impact Fund, the goal of which is to support new work that may not otherwise receive funding because of systemic barriers to unconventional work or under-represented artists.

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Premiere of Alkemia by the Oasi Trio
Sep
7
7:30 PM19:30
World Premiere

Premiere of Alkemia by the Oasi Trio

The Oasi Trio premiered their newly commissioned work, Alkemia, a multisensory collaboration with Sharra of Alkemia Perfumes, at the Areté Venue and Gallery in Brooklyn, NY. The Oasi Trio (Kathryn Vetter, Claire Niederberger, and Magnus Villanueva) is dedicated to the performance of contemporary music, with a focus on presenting new and original compositions for all combinations of instruments in the ensemble—clarinet, violin, and piano. They aim to increase the accessibility of new music through performance, projects, and outreach. Their fall 2019 project, known as the Post-Cortona Premieres Recital and Tour, consists of commissions from five alumni composers of the Cortona Sessions for New Music.

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Premiere of Tragico Tecti Syrmate for brass quintet at Aspen Music Festival
Aug
9
8:30 PM20:30
World Premiere

Premiere of Tragico Tecti Syrmate for brass quintet at Aspen Music Festival

  • Harris Concert Hall, Aspen Music Festival (map)
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Tragico Tecti Syrmate (clothed in tragic robes) is a brass quintet inspired by the eerily timeless lament of the angels from Sefano Tucci’s 1569 play Christus Judex. The work was premiered by Kenneth Chauby, Charlie Jones (trumpets), Maxwell Paulus (horn), Addison Maye-saxon (trombone), and Alec Mawrence (tuba) at the 2019 Aspen Music Festival.

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Mizzou International Composers Festival
Jul
19
to Jul 27
Residency, Fellowship

Mizzou International Composers Festival

The Mizzou International Composers Festival -- taking place each July in Columbia, Missouri -- features three public concerts, presentations, workshops, and more. Featuring ensemble-in-residence Alarm Will Sound as well as two distinguished guest composers, the festival selects eight resident composers each year through an application process to compose new works that will be premiered by Alarm Will Sound at the festival. During the week, resident composers will rehearse closely with the ensemble, give public presentations on their work, and receive private lessons with the guest composers (Amy Beth Kirsten and Donnacha Dennehy). 

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